2016
The time-resolved transcriptome of C. elegans
Boeck ME, Huynh C, Gevirtzman L, Thompson OA, Wang G, Kasper DM, Reinke V, Hillier LW, Waterston RH. The time-resolved transcriptome of C. elegans. Genome Research 2016, 26: 1441-1450. PMID: 27531719, PMCID: PMC5052054, DOI: 10.1101/gr.202663.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMolecular Sequence AnnotationTranscriptomeConceptsTime-resolved transcriptomeAlternative splice formsPost-embryonic stagesRNA-seq dataLife cycleC. elegansNematode CaenorhabditisHistone mRNATranscriptional programsLate embryogenesisRNA-seqSplice formsPromoter usageSplice junctionsDifferential usageDetailed annotationGenesExpression correlatesCaenorhabditisElegansTranscriptomeOperonWormBaseEmbryogenesisSL1
2014
The C. elegans SNAPc Component SNPC-4 Coats piRNA Domains and Is Globally Required for piRNA Abundance
Kasper DM, Wang G, Gardner KE, Johnstone TG, Reinke V. The C. elegans SNAPc Component SNPC-4 Coats piRNA Domains and Is Globally Required for piRNA Abundance. Developmental Cell 2014, 31: 145-158. PMID: 25373775, PMCID: PMC4223638, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA genesPIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathwayTransfer RNA genesSmall RNA genesDiscrete genomic regionsDNA-binding subunitSmall nuclear RNAPiRNA abundanceRNA pathwaysPiRNA genesChromatin organizationPiRNA clustersPiRNA expressionProtein complexesGenomic regionsCoordinated expressionNuclear RNAExpression environmentForeign sequencesGenesExpressionDomainPiRNAsLocalizationTransposonComparative analysis of the transcriptome across distant species
Gerstein MB, Rozowsky J, Yan KK, Wang D, Cheng C, Brown JB, Davis CA, Hillier L, Sisu C, Li JJ, Pei B, Harmanci AO, Duff MO, Djebali S, Alexander RP, Alver BH, Auerbach R, Bell K, Bickel PJ, Boeck ME, Boley NP, Booth BW, Cherbas L, Cherbas P, Di C, Dobin A, Drenkow J, Ewing B, Fang G, Fastuca M, Feingold EA, Frankish A, Gao G, Good PJ, Guigó R, Hammonds A, Harrow J, Hoskins RA, Howald C, Hu L, Huang H, Hubbard TJ, Huynh C, Jha S, Kasper D, Kato M, Kaufman TC, Kitchen RR, Ladewig E, Lagarde J, Lai E, Leng J, Lu Z, MacCoss M, May G, McWhirter R, Merrihew G, Miller DM, Mortazavi A, Murad R, Oliver B, Olson S, Park PJ, Pazin MJ, Perrimon N, Pervouchine D, Reinke V, Reymond A, Robinson G, Samsonova A, Saunders GI, Schlesinger F, Sethi A, Slack FJ, Spencer WC, Stoiber MH, Strasbourger P, Tanzer A, Thompson OA, Wan KH, Wang G, Wang H, Watkins KL, Wen J, Wen K, Xue C, Yang L, Yip K, Zaleski C, Zhang Y, Zheng H, Brenner SE, Graveley BR, Celniker SE, Gingeras TR, Waterston R. Comparative analysis of the transcriptome across distant species. Nature 2014, 512: 445-448. PMID: 25164755, PMCID: PMC4155737, DOI: 10.1038/nature13424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansChromatinCluster AnalysisDrosophila melanogasterGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHistonesHumansLarvaModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence AnnotationPromoter Regions, GeneticPupaRNA, UntranslatedSequence Analysis, RNATranscriptome
2013
Tissue-specific direct targets of Caenorhabditis elegans Rb/E2F dictate distinct somatic and germline programs
Kudron M, Niu W, Lu Z, Wang G, Gerstein M, Snyder M, Reinke V. Tissue-specific direct targets of Caenorhabditis elegans Rb/E2F dictate distinct somatic and germline programs. Genome Biology 2013, 14: r5. PMID: 23347407, PMCID: PMC4053757, DOI: 10.1186/gb-2013-14-1-r5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRb/E2FLin-35Target genesGenome-wide binding profilesGene expressionTissue-specific gene regulationLin-35 mutantsDistinct cell fatesSmall RNA pathwaysEffector target genesDirect target geneBinding profileGermline programHPL-2Chromatin associationH3K36 methylationRNA pathwaysCSR-1Germline transformationC. elegansGene regulationCell fateE2FDirect targetMultiple tissues
2011
A Comprehensive Analysis of Gene Expression Changes Provoked by Bacterial and Fungal Infection in C. elegans
Engelmann I, Griffon A, Tichit L, Montañana-Sanchis F, Wang G, Reinke V, Waterston RH, Hillier LW, Ewbank JJ. A Comprehensive Analysis of Gene Expression Changes Provoked by Bacterial and Fungal Infection in C. elegans. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e19055. PMID: 21602919, PMCID: PMC3094335, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC. elegansGenome-wide transcriptional changesFuture functional dissectionGene expression changesInnate immune signalingFunctional dissectionTranscriptional responseAnnotation analysisTranscriptional changesD. coniosporaRNA sequencingFungal pathogensCertain genesExpression changesImmune signalingSmall proteinsStress responseElegansGenesDistinct pathogensBacterial pathogensPathogensPhysiological imbalanceFungal infectionsHost response
2010
Prediction and characterization of noncoding RNAs in C. elegans by integrating conservation, secondary structure, and high-throughput sequencing and array data
Lu ZJ, Yip KY, Wang G, Shou C, Hillier LW, Khurana E, Agarwal A, Auerbach R, Rozowsky J, Cheng C, Kato M, Miller DM, Slack F, Snyder M, Waterston RH, Reinke V, Gerstein MB. Prediction and characterization of noncoding RNAs in C. elegans by integrating conservation, secondary structure, and high-throughput sequencing and array data. Genome Research 2010, 21: 276-285. PMID: 21177971, PMCID: PMC3032931, DOI: 10.1101/gr.110189.110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel ncRNA candidatesNcRNA candidatesC. elegansC. elegans genomeWhole-genome identificationSpecific transcription factorsHigh-throughput sequencingDistinct expression patternsSecondary structure stabilityEvolutionary conservationGenomic elementsModENCODE consortiumNucleic acid levelIntergenic regionTranscription factorsPotential ncRNAsExpression patternsExpression dataDevelopmental stagesSecondary structureElegansNcRNAsRNAsStructural familyArray data
2008
A C. elegans Piwi, PRG-1, Regulates 21U-RNAs during Spermatogenesis
Wang G, Reinke V. A C. elegans Piwi, PRG-1, Regulates 21U-RNAs during Spermatogenesis. Current Biology 2008, 18: 861-867. PMID: 18501605, PMCID: PMC2494713, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPRG-1Small RNAsC. elegansGerm cellsSubset of mRNAsPRG 2Cell totipotencyPIWI proteinsP granulesRibonucleoprotein granulesEpigenetic regulationSpecific family membersGerm linePiwi familyProper expressionPiwiSuccessful spermatogenesisDiverse classPiRNAsRNAElegansProteinSpermatogenesisExpressionFamily members